Laucala (Indian Communal Constituency, Fiji)

Laucala Indian Communal is a former electoral division of Fiji, one of 19 communal constituencies reserved for Indo-Fijians. Established by the 1997 Constitution, it came into being in 1999 and was used for the parliamentary elections of 1999, 2001, and 2006. (Of the remaining 52 seats, 27 were reserved for other ethnic communities and 25, called Open Constituencies, were elected by universal suffrage). The electorate covered northern suburbs of Suva, Fiji's capital.

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The 2013 Constitution promulgated by the Military-backed interim government abolished all constituencies and established a form of proportional representation, with the entire country voting as a single electorate.

Election results

In the following tables, the primary vote refers to first-preference votes cast. The final vote refers to the final tally after votes for low-polling candidates have been progressively redistributed to other candidates according to pre-arranged electoral agreements (see electoral fusion), which may be customized by the voters (see instant run-off voting).

1999
CandidatePolitical partyVotes%
Hikmat Singh VermaFiji Labour Party (FLP)8,81677.84
Attar SinghNational Federation Party (NFP)2,51022.16
Total11,326100.00

2001
CandidatePolitical partyVotes%
Kamlesh Kumar AryaFiji Labour Party (FLP)8,77887.28
Vinod LalNational Federation Party (NFP)1,08710.81
Suresh KumarNew Labour Unity Party (NLUP)1921.91
Total10,057100.00

2006
CandidatePolitical partyVotes%
Dewan ChandFiji Labour Party (FLP)13,13389.18
Sundresan GounderNational Federation Party (NFP)8285.62
Praveen ChandNational Alliance Party (NAPF)5443.69
Indar ShahSoqosoqo Duavata ni Lewenivanua (SDL)2031.38
Roshan Dildar ShahJustice and Freedom Party180.12
Total14,726100.00

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